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BEACH BUNNY
Big Pink Bubble
2025
BB are Chicago-based indie-popsters led by Lili Trifilio


BLACK SPIDERS
Sorry Not Sorry
Cvrses 2025
Doncaster's Pete Spiby (ex-Groop Dogdrill) leads the Sheffield 'gumbo noise' merchants, who return with another supremely catchy instant rock hit


CAR SEAT HEADREST
CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)
The Scholars 2025
From Leesburg, Virginia, the band began as the solo project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Will Toledo (b. William Barnes). From their thirteenth studio album, which they describe as a 'rock opera'or 'concept album'


CHINESE AMERICAN BEAR
Take Me To Beijing
WAH!!! 2025
It's called 'Canto-pop' or 'C-pop'. The Seattle duo of Bryce and Anne create Chinese-English tunes that "bring together their cultural experiences". So now you know


CHIODOSUPPLY
Roll
1919 2025
Pronounced 'kiodo-supply', this interesting album is the debut by the San Diego singer-songwriter, Damien Chiodo, now based in Puerto Rico. A significant part of the U.S. underground scene, he was first important as the manic frontman of 'Model Citizen'. This is very different!


CRADLE OF FILTH
Non Omnis Moriar
The Screaming Of The Valkyries 2025
From their unlikely base of Ipswich, Suffolk, Satan's devoted groupies are back, thirty years after "inventing black metal". Our thanks to Rod Liddle for the review and recommendation


DOVES
Lean Into The Wind
Constellations For The Lonely 2025
Wilmslow's Jez and Andy Williams and Jim Goodwin form the highly respected indie trio, who got together after meeting at The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester. This track was only included on the 'bonus' (ie. make more dosh) CD edition of the album


FONTAINES D.C.
Before You I Just Forget
2025
Following their fourth album, 'Romance', the Dublin quintet released this rather fine 7-inch double a-side vinyl single on 18 April 2025. Rather cynically, it's also available on the 'Deluxe' (ie. more expensive) version of the album


HAIM
Down To Be Wrong
2025
The Californian indie-popsters are sisters Este, Danielle & Alana Haim, with drummer Dash Hutton


THE HIVES
Enough Is Enough
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives 2025
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's Swedish alt-rockers return wih their seventh collection, which they describe this as 'an album of twelve singles'. Modest as ever, then


ICARUS PHOENIX
Bright Eyes
2025
The Baltimore indies formed in 2002 and are Drew Danburry (gtr/vcls), Eli Sims (drms), Leena Rhodes (gtr, vcls), Brendan Russell (bass), Peyton Rodeffer (gtr, vcls) and Andrew Young (drms). We're told they originally recorded this classic-in-the-making back in 2004


JACK BLACK
I Feel Alive
A Minecraft Movie (O.S.T.) 2025
This is California/Tenacious D's Biden-supporting Thomas Jacob 'Jack' Black with his contribution to the soundtrack of 'A Minecraft Movie'. The rest of the music was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (ex-Devo)


JOHN DRAKE
Ocean
Separation Songs 2025
Previously the co-founder of 2XS faves, The Dust Coda, the Brisbane-born singer supported Guns N' Roses in 2023. This is his debut solo album


THE K'S
Gravestone
Pretty On The Internet 2025
Frontman Jamie Boyle explains told us 'Gravestone is a song I wrote about the internal struggle of wanting to feel like my existence matters'. This is the Merseyside band's second album


KULA SHAKER
Charge Of The Light Brigade
2025
This single from the 90s indie darlings marks the return of Crispin Mills, now reunited with the band's original line-up. Love the 'Sgt. Pepper'-influenced intro!


LINKIN PARK
Up From The Bottom
2025
LP continue with their latest line-up comprising Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell, and Joe Hahn, with newer members Emily Armstrong (vcls) and Colin Brittain (drms). This is their first release since 2024's 'From Zero' (which had followed founder-member Chester Bennington's death on 20 July 2017)


THE LUMINEERS
Asshole
Automatic 2025
The Denver folk-rockers started peforming in New Jersey in 2005


MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Brushstrokes Of Reunion
Critical Thinking 2025
The Manics formed in Blackwood, Wales, in the late 1980s: James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire (Jones), Sean Moore and Richey Edwards. Edwards has been missing presumed dead since 1995 and the remaining members have continued as a trio. This is their fifteenth studo album


MOLLY VULPYNE BAND
Hook
2025
Dublin rocker Molly Vulpyne's newly-formed band comprises acclaimed musicians Peter Jones and Jay Bagnall (Paranoid Visions), and Tony Carberry (Lee Harveys)


MOMMA
Rodeo
Welcome To My Blue Sky 2025
Momma is an indie rock band from L.A., led by Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten. This is their fourth album


MOTHER MOTHER
Love To Death
2025
The five-piece Vancouver-based indie-rockers are Ryan Guldemond (gtr, vcls), his sister Molly (vcls, kybds), Jasmin Parkin (vcls, kybds), Ali Siadat (drms), and Mike Young (bass)


THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
Ballad Of The Last Payphone
Ballad of the Last Payphone 2025
A.C. (Carl) Newman keeps things fresh on the Canadian band's first release since their ninth album 'Continue As A Guest'


PULP
Spike Island
More 2025
Following their (we need more dosh) reunion in 2022, Sheffield's premier luvvy Jarv Is Cocker and chums return with their eighth studio album. The magic has gone, but this is still catchier than many


REDDSTAR
F33l G00d
2025
The Arizona/California band were 'determined to create something fresh and new despite the lock down'. And this is it


SNOW PATROL
This Is The Silence
The Forest Is The Path (Extended Edition) 2025
Following the 2024 release of the eighth studio album by Gary Lightbody's Ulster-Scottish band, they now cynically cash-in on an 'Extended Edition' which includes this track. Nice


SPARKS
Drowned In A Sea Of Tears
Mad! 2025
Believe it or not, this is the 26th studio album by the L.A. duo of Ron (kybds) and Russell Mael (vcls)!


STEREOPHONICS
Seems Like You Don't Know Me
Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait 2025
Now on their thirteenth studio album, Kelly Jones' Welsh Wizards can still turn them out


TRAVIS
Bus
Avalon (EP) 2025
Our Glasgow chums continue to impress. This EP follows their enormously successful 2024 album, 'L.A. Times', and was issued to promote their U.S. tour


TUNDE ADEBIMPE
Somebody New
Thee Black Boltz 2025
Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe is an "actor, director and visual artist" from St.Louis, Missouri


VIAGRA BOYS
The Bog Body
Viagr Aboys 2025
The Stockholm post-punk band was formed in 2015 with members coming from several other bands including Les Big Byrd. This is their fourth album (and, yes, it really is called 'Viagr Aboys'!)


VIENNA VIENNA
God Save The Queens
2025
'... and everything in between'. Bring on 'glimmer rock' by GSTQ! Oh no, not another bl00dy acronym to remember...?!


THE VIRGINMARYS
My Nettle
The House Beyond The Fires 2024
The Macclesfield rockers are Danny Dolan and Ally Dickaty. An impressive single from their fourth album, and their first since they re-formed as a duo in 2021


VON LOOP
Stomping On The Demons
2025
When not playing, the Bangor (NI) Nordies (formerly called Trigger Lilies) love to munch on their leafy greens. Allegedly. Seems to work; stonking hot tune


WET LEG
Catch These Fists
Moisterizer 2025
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers return with possibly the most highly-anticipated sophomore album ever. It follows their enormous success with their 2022 debut, 'Wet Leg'. Pity about the U.S. album title spelling, though. This song was written by Teasdale and their bass player, Ellis Durand


WHISKEY MYERS
Time Bomb
Whomp Whack Thunder 2025
Whiskey Myers are a U.S. southern country-rock from Texas. The line-up is Cody Cannon (ld vlcs, gtr), Cody Tate (ld gtr), John Jeffers (gtrs, vcls), Jeff Hogg (drms) and Gary Brown (bass)


THE WHYTHOUSE
She Gone Do
2025
Reminding us of Everlast, the Ontario 'urban country' artist Chris Hale says this has a story to tell: 'a woman caught in the struggle, using herself to survive and drowning the pain with substances'


THE WILDHEARTS
Scared Of Glass
Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts 2025
Says our old chum Ginger: 'it's about getting back on your feet after things have gone wrong. There's an old saying, 'fall down three times, get up four''


THE WOMBATS
Kate Moss
Oh! The Ocean 2025
The Liverpool indies reach their impressive sixth album


YUNGBLUD
Hello Heaven, Hello
2025
Wow! This is a fitting follow-up to last year's masterpiece with Lil Yachty, 'When We Die...'


YUNGBLUD
Lovesick Lullaby
2025
Follow-up his last masterpiece, 'Hello Heaven, Hello', Dom from Donny does it again